M5.2 earthquake 144 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 144 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Sat, Sep 19, 1981, 10:01 PM GMT+8 (14:01 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-19 14:01:44 UTC
- Depth
- 130.3 km (81.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.450° N, 127.118° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3208 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16433 days ago · 141 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.266 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 16395 days ago · 107 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fzf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:54 AM UTC.